Nolita

Nolita is a neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in Manhattan, New York City, named for its location "North of Little Italy". Bounded on the north by Houston Street, to the east by the Bowery, to the south by Broome Street, and to the west by Lafayette Street, it was long considered a part of Little Italy before rising rents drove out the working-class Italian community and led to an influx of yuppies during the late 1990s. Expansive retail boutiques and trendy restaurants and bars opened in the neighborhood, and, after 2010, a "Little Australia" neighborhood began to emerge in the area.